A Conversation With

In the first part of this interview, Guido Torres, a national security expert and executive director of the Irregular Warfare Initiative (IWI), a collaborative space to bridge the gap between academia and military professionals, examined China’s strategic motives behind its expanding presence in Latin America’s space sector. In this second [ … ]

China is rapidly expanding its footprint in Latin America’s space sector, now operating more space facilities than anywhere else outside its own territory. In an exclusive interview with Diálogo, Guido Torres, a national security expert and executive director of the Irregular Warfare Initiative (IWI), a collaborative space to bridge the [ … ]

With over four decades of distinguished service, General Xavier Julián Isaac is a central figure in Argentina’s defense landscape and currently serves as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Argentine Armed Forces. A career officer and a seasoned combat pilot, his expertise extends from the cockpit [ … ]

China’s footprint in Latin America and the Caribbean is becoming increasingly sophisticated, moving beyond traditional infrastructure projects into areas of political influence, elite capture, ideological positioning, and institutional penetration. In this second part of our interview, Vladimir Rouvinski, director of the Laboratory of Politics and International Relations (PoInt) at Icesi [ … ]

In this exclusive interview with Diálogo, Vladimir Rouvinski, director of the Laboratory of Politics and International Relations (PoInt) at Icesi University in Cali, Colombia, offers a clear-eyed assessment of China’s growing influence in Latin America and the Caribbean. Rouvinski warns that Beijing’s presence, which began with trade and infrastructure, extends deep [ … ]

With over three decades of distinguished service, Army Major General Roosevelt Hernández Aguilar, serves as the chairman of the Honduran Armed Forces’ Joint Chiefs of Staff. During his extensive career, marked by his participation in critical national and international missions, ranging from United Nations observer duties in Western Sahara, to [ … ]

In the first part of this interview, Leland Lazarus, a leading expert on China-Latin America relations and transnational crime and founder and CEO of Lazarus Consulting firm, discussed the expansion of Chinese organized crime networks across Latin America and the Caribbean. In this second part, he delves deeper into this [ … ]

Costa Rica’s Vice Minister of Special Investigation Units of the Ministry of Public Security Manuel Jiménez Steller brings a strong background in criminal law and extensive prosecutorial experience to his crucial role. Having led complex organized crime investigations and received specialized training in areas such as money laundering, maritime anti-drug [ … ]

In an eye-opening interview with Diálogo, Leland Lazarus, a leading expert on China-Latin America relations and transnational crime and founder and CEO of Lazarus Consulting firm, discussed the alarming rise of Chinese organized crime networks in Latin America and the Caribbean. Lazarus detailed how these networks engage in drug trafficking, [ … ]

Rear Admiral Jo-Ann F. Burdian, a distinguished Coast Guard Permanent Cutterman, assumed leadership of Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF-South) in June 2024. Her extensive career, including commanding cutters and shaping strategic response policy, uniquely positions her to lead JIATF-South’s complex detection and monitoring operations against illicit trafficking. In this [ … ]

Panama’s National Border Service (SENAFRONT) Deputy Commissioner Maritza Censión is a trailblazer in her field. As the longest-serving female officer in SENAFRONT and the executive officer of the Panama East Third Brigade, she brings decades of experience to her role. This year, Deputy Commissioner Censión achieves another historic first, serving [ … ]

Naval engineer Captain Luis Carlos Camaño, head of the Naval Engineering Department at the Panamanian National Air and Naval Service’s (SENAN) Naval Maintenance Directorate, has dedicated 12 years to public service, 11 of them focused on maintaining and improving SENAN’s operations. Capt. Camaño, who honed his skills at the Naval [ … ]